PSA for syringe users

submitted almost 9 years ago by aelwero

For the folks who still use 10ml syringes... Ive been wrapping mine in clear tape, and it eventually starts peeling. I was about to rewrap one, and happened to come across some clear 18650 wraps while looking for my tape, and on a whim I decided to see if they fit, and yeah, they fit like they were made for it. Put it right over the peeling clear tape and it worked great.

I imagine they aren't waterproof, but clear tape, or nail polish, with a clear wrap over it ought to put a permanent end to the smudged ml markings :)

Comments

48 points

by sillyconmindalmost 9 years ago

obligatory mix by weight comment

14 points

by T_Macealmost 9 years agoTobacconist

Obligatory "I came here to say exactly this" comment.

21 points

by deliriuxalmost 9 years ago

Obligatory "That's what the upvote button is for" comment

14 points

by T_Macealmost 9 years agoTobacconist

Obligatory ad hominem attack on your character in order to gently cradle my fragile ego comment.

5 points

by tymm0almost 9 years ago

I never thought to protect the marks on the syringe. I just keep getting new ones. More so because the plunger gets tight after being used alot.

6 points

by Binsky89almost 9 years ago

I've never had one last long enough for the marks to start peeling. The plunger always stops gliding smoothy before then. Also, when a box of 100 is only $10, there's no real need to hang onto them.

Edit: I was a bit off about the price, but it was $13.50 when I bought it.

2 points

by SkyPunchxalmost 9 years ago

Where ??

3 points

by Binsky89almost 9 years ago

Updated my comment with the link. I was a bit off about the price

2 points

by nerdabillyalmost 9 years ago

yeah where are you getting 100 syringes for $10? Amazon has 10-12 packs for that much, but 100?

2 points

by tranceinatealmost 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

The last time I used a syringe 3 years ago I got 100 from amazon for $10

2 points

by Seko23almost 9 years ago

I'm getting mine at the pharmacy. About 0,10 per syringe + needle

1 points

by Binsky89almost 9 years ago

Updated my comment with a link. I was a bit off about the price.

2 points

by [deleted]almost 9 years ago

I always end up breakin the damn plunger trying to put the things back together after cleaning...

3 points

by BlazeDemBeatzalmost 9 years agoMentholatier

lol, me too... i figured they were so cheap @ less than a dollar, i just buy a dozen of them at a time... (clear tape or battery wraps incoming)

4 points

by spacecase-25almost 9 years ago

clear nail polish is the way to go. but the best way to go is a pipette pump.

3 points

by Vurvealmost 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

If you must go the measure my volume method, this is the correct answer

3 points

by LobsterCowboyalmost 9 years ago

be a sport, buy some new ones they are cheap enough

3 points

by VonMessaalmost 9 years ago

Earwax for tight plungers. Don't ask me how I know this

7 points

by queuetuealmost 9 years agoAllTheFlavors Creator/Admin

And you are now tagged "Earwax Juice," in case I ever join one of the "let's share mixes" things that pop up. Which I won't. Ever. And this is why.

2 points

by Bone-Juicealmost 9 years agoMixologist

I prefer my juice earwax free.

2 points

by senatorpjtalmost 9 years ago

What I always did for O-rings in the lab was rub my finger on the tip of my nose and then around the flange.

2 points

by StrikeVapealmost 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

This is the transfer of squalene oil ....

Iirc I learned about this from one of the Jack Reacher books.

Squalene oil is also obtained from shark livers.

3 points

by mbradstalmost 9 years ago

I just score each ml line with a knife. Works for me. I haven't poisoned myself or anyone else. Plus my juice tastes just fine.

2 points

by RedDread1973almost 9 years ago

Great idea, will be ordering some smaller clear heat shrink for my 1ml's. Thanks for sharing.

2 points

by deleted_acc0untalmost 9 years ago

I usually use a permanent marker and remark it but I'll have to remember that

2 points

by surfishermanalmost 9 years ago

I still use a few that i have had forever , never threw one out , plunger works like it always has.

Must be lucky

2 points

by disallowedwordalmost 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Well that's good info! But for dumfucks like me, the clear nail polish outlives the syringe, because there always comes that time when I suck up a bunch of banana flavoring without thinking... Thanks though!

1 points

by aggressive_simonalmost 9 years ago

Thank you!

1 points

by Jeekyfiedalmost 9 years ago

I use glass syringes they cost abit more but you they are more reusable

-1 points

by SenorSativaalmost 9 years ago

You should be mixing by mass, though I'm sure it's been said enough. For $30, you could be mixing by mass; all it takes is a scale and a funnel.
Why TF are there smudged mL markings? You need to go with a different brand of syringes if this is happening to you, that means ink is dissolving in whatever you're using to mix.

And most importantly...

3.What you really want is Parafilm. The cheaper alternative, since you don't care so much about the outside, is to use 2 layers of scotch tape. Either write directly on the syringe and then go 1 layer of scotch tape that slightly overlaps each piece, and then 1 that covers those seams as best it can, with the option of a third identical to the first, or write on 1 layer of scotch tape, and cover it with a 2nd by using fast, 1 stroke motions.

-3 points

by DGsirb1978almost 9 years ago

People still mix this way, but why???!!!

2 points

by Jaytalvapesalmost 9 years ago

Because that's how they feel like doing it? Or testing small batches?

1 points

by DGsirb1978almost 9 years ago

Gotcha, I was half kidding

2 points

by aelweroalmost 9 years ago

Assembly line for scaled experiment mixes... If you want to make a bunch of 10ml bottles at varied % of one flavoring, a single syringe is infinitely faster.

For my adv mix, it's by weight all the way :)

3 points

by Apexifiedalmost 9 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

Genuinely curious how that could possibly be faster. I can put several 10ml bottles on the scale and tare between each dose of flavoring or each variation in a recipe. How does the syringe speed things up? I still have plenty lying around to try something new.

3 points

by jvjordanvapesalmost 9 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

I just made 400 mls in 15 minutes using syranges, everybody had there preference.

2 points

by aelweroalmost 9 years ago

Well... Tbh... I hadn't thought to put all the bottles on the scale at once. Seems horribly obvious in hindsight though :)